US9890765B2 - Load compensating devices - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
Wind turbines create power proportional to the swept area of their blades. The choice of rotor attributes for a wind turbine, such as its diameter, is a design trade-off between longer blades for more energy production in low winds and shorter blades for load limitation in high winds. Thus, wind turbine having longer blades will increase the swept area, which in turn produces more power. However, at high wind speeds, a wind turbine having longer blades places greater demands on the components and creates more situations where the turbine must be shut down to avoid damaging components. Even in situations where the average wind speed is not high enough to cause damage, periodic wind gusts which change both the speed and direction of the wind, apply forces that may be strong enough to damage equipment.
Wind turbines also may generate sound or acoustics which can be disruptive to the surroundings. The sound may be caused by the vibration of components or airflow over the blades. The flow of air over the blades manifest sound or acoustics in various forms such as turbulence due to inflow, a turbulent boundary layer from the suction (top) and pressure (bottom) sides of the blade, flow separation, and the like.
In some wind turbine arrangements, deflectors are used to mitigate undesired wind turbine loading. However, the use of such deflectors may pose the penalty of increased wind turbine sound or acoustic levels.
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosure. This summary is not an extensive overview. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements or to delineate scope. The following summary merely presents some concepts of the disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description provided below.
Aspects of the arrangements described herein include air deflector configurations for use in a load compensating device on an airfoil. The air deflector configurations can be used on various types of airfoils, or airfoil-shaped devices or objects, including but not limited to, wind turbine blades, helicopter rotor blades, propellers, and the like. The air deflector configurations described herein aid in reducing load and reducing sound associated with the air deflector. Some example configurations that will be discussed more fully below include air deflectors having a plurality of apertures formed along the air deflector, air deflectors including a scalloped edge, and/or air deflectors including a plurality of protrusions or teeth extending from a portion of the air deflector.
These and various other arrangements will be discussed more fully below.
A more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof may be acquired by referring to the following description in consideration of the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features, and wherein:
In the following description of the various embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration various embodiments in which aspects of the disclosure may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural and functional modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
Aspects of the arrangements described herein may include a load compensating device mounted in an airfoil rotor blade. In some arrangements, the load compensating device may include a deployable device, such as an air deflector, and may be mounted to a wind turbine blade. To simplify discussion of the arrangements described herein, various aspects will be described in the context of a load compensating device mounted to a wind turbine blade or airfoil rotor blade. However, the features described herein may be used in a variety of devices and applications and nothing in the specification or figures should be viewed as limiting the invention to an air deflector mounted in a wind turbine blade.
During operation of the wind turbine, the air deflector may be deployed to manage loads and/or optimize operation of the wind turbine. The air deflector may be configured in a variety of different ways (e.g., different shapes, sizes, configurations, etc.) in order to manage load, optimize operation of the wind turbine, reduce sound or acoustics emitted due to the deployment of the air deflector and/or modify the tone of sound emitted due to deployment of the air deflector. For instance, air flow over/around an airfoil-shaped blade or device may generate sound or acoustics due to, for instance, turbulence from airflow, flow separation, and the like. Deployment of a conventional air deflector may increase sound. Altering the shape and/or configuration of the air deflector, as discussed herein, may aid in reducing flow issues associated with a conventionally shaped air deflector, thereby reducing sound or acoustics associated with use of the air deflector.
The blade 10 depicted in the figures is merely one illustrative cross-sectional design or airfoil geometry and it is recognized that infinite cross-sectional variations can be used as part of the present invention. The airfoil rotor blade may be made of any suitable construction and materials, such as fiberglass and/or carbon fiber.
As can be seen in cross sections of
In one embodiment, each rotor blade 10 includes at least one first wind load compensating device 30 a to affect the airflow on the low pressure side 26 and at least one second wind load compensating device 30 b to affect the airflow on the high pressure side 24. That is, it includes wind load compensating devices 30 a and 30 b, and these devices 30 a, 30 b may be longitudinally spaced along the rotor blade 10. Any desired number of these devices 30 a, 30 b may be used. In another embodiment, each rotor blade 10 includes at least one wind load compensating device 30 a to affect the airflow on the low pressure side 26 and no wind load compensating devices on the high pressure side 24. Any desired number of the devices 30 a may be used on the low pressure side 26. In yet another embodiment, each rotor blade 10 includes at least one wind load compensating device 30 b on the high pressure side 24 and no wind load compensating devices on the low pressure side 26. Any desired number of the devices 30 b may be used on the high pressure side 24.
Each wind load compensating device 30 a, 30 b includes an air deflector 32. Although the air deflector 32 shown may have a generally rectangular configuration (as shown in
In some examples, the air deflector 32 may be movable between an extended position in which the air deflector 32 extends from an exterior surface of the airfoil rotor blade 10 and a retracted position in which the air deflector 32 is substantially flush with, recessed, or otherwise does not materially extend from the exterior surface of the airfoil rotor blade 10.
The various air deflectors described herein may be arranged at any position along the airfoil-shaped blade or airfoil shaped device. For instance, the air deflectors may be arranged at any position or location between a leading edge and trailing edge of the blade, on either a pressure side of the blade or a suction side of the blade.
The air deflector 32, as well as the various other air deflectors shown and described herein with reference to
The use of air deflectors, such as air deflector 32, may aid in managing loads and/or optimizing operation of, for example, a wind turbine. Minimizing sound or acoustics associated with features of a wind turbine is advantageous. Accordingly, various air deflector arrangements described herein aid in reducing load and reducing sound or acoustics generated by an air deflector.
In some examples, reducing load associated with a deployed air deflector may include use of air deflectors 32 having various shapes and/or configurations that may aid in reducing sound. For instance, the air deflector 32 illustrated in
For instance,
The air deflector 132 includes a first or upper portion including a scalloped edge 134 and a second or lower portion 137 that is substantially rectangular (shown in broken in
Further, the scallops may be taller (e.g., the distance B from crest 136 to trough 138 may be greater) or the scallops may be shorter (e.g., the distance B from crest 136 to trough 138 may be smaller) as desired.
In one example arrangement, a value representing the distance A between the crests 136 of each adjacent scallop may be between 5% and 10% of the chord length. Values representing the distance B between a crest 136 of a scallop and a trough 138 of the scallop may be between 0.5% and 5% of the chord length.
Although the air deflector 132 is shown extending outward or protruding from the blade surface 135, in some examples, the air deflector 132 may be deployed to various heights, as desired. A height of deployment of the air deflector may be a distance between a surface of a wind turbine blade (such as surface 135 in
The air deflector 132 shown in
Similar to the arrangement in
Further, the scallops may be taller (e.g., the distance D from crest 236 to trough 238 may be greater) or the scallops may be shorter (e.g., the distance D from crest 236 to trough 238 may be smaller) as desired.
In one example arrangement, a value representing the distance C between the crests 236 of each adjacent scallop may be between 0.5% and 5% of the chord length. Values representing the distance D between a crest 236 of a scallop and a trough 238 of the scallop may be between 0.25% and 2.5% of the chord length.
The air deflector 232 is depicted in an extended or at least partially extended position. The extended position includes the scalloped edge 234 protruding outward from a surface 135 of the rotor blade 110. Unlike the arrangement in
Although the air deflector 232 is shown extending outward or protruding from the blade surface 135, in some examples, the air deflector 232 may be deployed to various heights, as desired. For instance, the air deflector 232 shown in
For instance, as shown in
As shown in
Although the arrangements shown herein include teeth 350 have a general similar shape and size along a length of the air deflector, combinations of differently sized or shaped teeth may be used without departing from the invention.
The air deflectors 332 including the various different serrated portion arrangements shown and described in
The number of teeth 450 shown in
A value representing the distance E may be between 0.5% and 5% of the chord length, while a value representing the distance F may be between 0.5% and 20% of the chord length.
Similar to other arrangements described herein, the air deflector 432 may be extended outward from the surface 135 of the rotor blade 110 to varying heights. For instance,
Similar to other arrangements described herein, the air deflector may be extended to varying heights. For instance, as shown in
The teeth 750 may be any reasonable size and/or configuration, including various sizes and configurations discussed herein with respect to other arrangements or figures. Further, although two teeth 750 are shown extending from each side surface 739, more or fewer teeth may be used without departing from the invention. Further still, although each side surface 739 includes two teeth 750 in the arrangement of
The air deflector 832 is rectangular or substantially rectangular in shape and includes a plurality of apertures 870 arranged on the air deflector 832. In at least some arrangements, the apertures 870 extend entirely through the air deflector 832, thereby permitting air to pass through the apertures 870 when the air deflector 832 is deployed during operation.
The apertures 870 are shown arranged in three rows with each aperture 870 being in vertical and horizontal alignment with adjacent apertures 870. Alternatively, the apertures may be arranged in an offset manner (e.g., adjacent apertures may be offset either horizontally or vertically). One example offset arrangement is shown in
In still other arrangements, the apertures 870 may be arranged randomly or in various other patterns on the air deflector 832 (see, e.g.,
Further, as shown in
Although the apertures in
Although the apertures 870 in
The apertures 970 of
As also shown in
In some example arrangements, in addition to extending up or down (e.g., away from or toward the surface of the rotor blade), any of the air deflector arrangements discussed herein may also be configured to tilt toward a leading edge of the rotor blade or toward a trailing edge of the rotor blade. For instance,
For instance,
Further, in some examples, the air deflector 1132 may be rotatable to various predetermined positions or angles relative to the surface 135 of the rotor blade 110. That is, the air deflector 1132 may be configured to rotate to certain predetermined positions and be held in place in one of those predetermined positions (e.g., via a mechanical stop, etc.). Additionally or alternatively, the air deflector 1132 may be configured to rotate and be held in place at any angle relative to the surface 135 of the rotor blade 110. For instance, the air deflector 1132 may be able to be positioned at one of an infinite number of positions relative to the surface 135 of the rotor blade 110.
As discussed above, air deflectors are often deployed to aid in reducing load. In some examples, an air deflector may be configured on a wind turbine blade and may be deployed to reduce or adjust the load on the blade during operation. Conventional air deflectors may have a generally rectangular shape and may be solid (e.g., no apertures, protrusions, etc.). Use of these conventional or standard air deflectors can increase the sound generated during operation of the wind turbine above the sound generated by the wind turbine during operation without one or more air deflectors deployed.
Line 1210 in
Line 2320 in
The air deflector configurations described herein may be formed and/or installed on the airfoil-shaped blade or device during manufacture of the blade or may be installed on airfoil-shaped blades or devices currently in use (e.g., a retrofit arrangement). Further, although the air deflectors may be manufactured having the various shapes and configurations described herein, in some examples, a conventional air deflector may be modified (e.g., in the field) to include some or all of the aspects described herein. For instance, an upper portion having scallops, teeth, or the like, may be connected to an existing, substantially rectangular air deflector in order to provide the sound or acoustic reduction advantages describes herein without requiring replacement of the air deflector.
Further, many example airfoil-shaped blades may include a plurality of load compensating devices and/or air deflectors mounted thereon. Accordingly, the plurality of air deflectors on any given airfoil-shaped blade may be the same shape or configuration, or may include a variety of different shapes or configurations (e.g., differently shaped air deflectors may be used in combination on a single airfoil-shaped blade, as desired).
As discussed herein, although various examples describe and/or illustrate the use of various air deflector configurations with a wind turbine blade, the air deflectors, or similarly configured devices, may be used with any aerodynamic body, including various types of airfoil shaped devices, such as helicopter/autogyro blades, aircraft lifting surfaces, automobiles, propellers, and the like. Nothing in the application should be viewed as limiting the air deflector devices to use only with wind turbines.
Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims. While the aspects described herein have been discussed with respect to specific examples including various modes of carrying out the invention, those skilled in the art will appreciate that there are numerous variations and permutations of the above described systems and techniques that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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